{"id":1209705,"date":"2022-01-11T23:04:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209705"},"modified":"2022-01-11T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:04:12","slug":"usa-today-tries-to-destigmatize-pedophilia-fails-miserably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-tries-to-destigmatize-pedophilia-fails-miserably\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today Tries to Destigmatize Pedophilia, Fails Miserably"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusa-today-tries-to-destigmatize-pedophilia-fails-miserably%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pedophelia-In-the-Church-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><em>USA Today<\/em> has been getting roasted on social media for attempting to destigmatize pedophilia, portraying it as an orientation that may even be forged in the womb.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Alia Dastagir, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/2648503001\/alia-e-dastagir\/\">article<\/a>&nbsp;laments that pedophilia stands among \u201cthe most misunderstood\u201d of sexual orientations, with people often making it synonymous with child abuse. Dastagir writes:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When most of the public thinks of pedophilia, they assume it\u2019s synonymous with child sexual abuse, a pervasive social problem that has&nbsp;<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/news\/nation\/2021\/11\/12\/online-child-sex-abuse-joe-biden-protect-our-children-funding\/6384931001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exploded to crisis levels online.&nbsp;<\/a>Researchers who study pedophilia say the term describes an attraction, not an action, and using it interchangeably with \u2018abuse\u201d fuels misperceptions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The American Psychiatric Association\u2019s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has described pedophilia as being marked by \u201crecurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Some scientists have even put forward the idea that pedophilia may originate in the womb, meaning pedophiles have no control over their attraction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe evidence suggests it is inborn. It\u2019s neurological,\u201d said clinical psychologist James Cantor. \u201cPedophilia is the attraction to children, regardless of whether the (person) ever \u2026 harms.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Michael Seto, forensic research director at the&nbsp;Royal Ottawa Health Care Group in Canada, likewise said that pedophilia \u201cis not something that people choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The article quoted no psychologist or forensic researcher with a different viewpoint on pedophilia \u2013 those who might rather characterize it as a severe mental disorder rather than a sexual orientation. It only gives a passing mention that the well-being and protection of children should be society\u2019s top priority when it comes to handling such disorders. Instead, the article keeps asserting the need for treatment, allowing pedophiles to live openly without fear of social ostracization, not accounting for the risks involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>USA Today&nbsp;<\/em>took a beating on social media for the article and subsequently deleted a tweet defending its controversial position:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not for USA Today apparently. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVVSLu7Zlt\">pic.twitter.com\/kVVSLu7Zlt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daniel Kotyk (@SSgtKotyk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSgtKotyk\/status\/1480978400412061702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USA TODAY TRIES TO \u201cUNDERSTAND\u201d PEDOPHILES!!!<\/p>\n<p>To me (and probably anyone who has been watching) this is nothing more than the first step of trying to normalize this kind of behavior.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aiI77pxGri\">https:\/\/t.co\/aiI77pxGri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1480975186728042506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USA Today hastily deleted a series of tweets which critics said were tantamount to the normalization of pedophilia after the newspaper cited \u201cscience\u201d to assert that pedophilia was \u201cdetermined in the womb.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gE39E8JoN6\">https:\/\/t.co\/gE39E8JoN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrisonPlanet\/status\/1480982342747496448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/06\/opinion\/pedophilia-a-disorder-not-a-crime.html#commentsContainer\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, Vice, Salon, and many other outlets have also attempted to destigmatize pedophilia in one way or another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today has been getting roasted on social media for attempting to destigmatize pedophilia, portraying it as an orientation that may even be forged in the womb. 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